Report of Elliot Lake Inquiry Released
FROM: www.ElliotLakeInquiry.ca
The Honourable Paul R. Bélanger, Commissioner of the Elliot Lake Inquiry, released his report today, October 15, 2014, in Elliot Lake, Ontario, the site of the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall. It was transmitted to the Attorney General, the Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, shortly before the public release.
PDF’s of all 3 reports are available via the links below OR copies of the report can be obtained through ServiceOntario Publications by calling 1-800-668-9938.
REPORT OF THE ELLIOT LAKE COMMISSION ON INQUIRY:
Author: Honourable Paul R. Bélanger, Commissioner
- Executive Summary
- PART ONE: The Events Leading to the Collapse of the Algo Centre Mall
- PART TWO: The Emergency Response and Inquiry Process
ABOUT THE ELLIOT LAKE INQUIRY
The Elliot Lake Inquiry was established on July 19, 2012 by the Government of Ontario under the Public Inquiries Act, 2009. Its mandate is to inquire into and report on events surrounding the collapse on June 23, 2012, of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, the deaths of Lucie Aylwin and Doloris Perizzolo and the injuries to other individuals as well as the emergency management and response.
The Commissioner has designated the events and relevant legislation, regulations and bylaws, policies processes and procedures of provincial and municipal governments and other parties with respect to the structural integrity of the Algo Centre Mall leading up to the collapse as “Part I”. He designated the events and relevant legislation, regulations and bylaws, policies processes and procedures of provincial and municipal governments and other parties in respect of the emergency management and response as “Part 2”.
After the evidence is heard in respect of these facts, the Commission will engage in a less formal process to review these policies and explore recommendations which could be made for the future.
The Honourable Paul R. Bélanger was appointed Commissioner.
